MySpace Tom: I Am 'The Guy Who Sold MySpace For $580 Million While You Slave Away Hoping For A Half-Day Off'http://www.businessinsider.com/myspace-tom-says-he-is-the-guy-who-sold-myspace-in-2005-for-580-million-while-you-slave-away-hoping-for-a-half-day-off-2012-12/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Sun, 02 Aug 2015 19:32:22 -0400Nicholas Carlsonhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d5f69369bedd0809000004DiabiblicalSat, 22 Dec 2012 13:06:11 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d5f69369bedd0809000004
"Discovering this, Tom tweeted: "does that mean I win?"
No Tom, it just means you're a douche bag. No. Really. A big one.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d46f7beab8eafa05000004Matt AucklandFri, 21 Dec 2012 09:17:31 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d46f7beab8eafa05000004
Respect to MySpace Tom to slapping that troll down. PoW!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d4521cecad04fa4d000005AmithFri, 21 Dec 2012 07:12:12 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d4521cecad04fa4d000005
The actual tweet ping pong here is not the real issue. The important thing is that this reveals, without any camouflage, how the rich see all the other classes - as slaves.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d44fe26bb3f77d2f00001abelinda american ex patFri, 21 Dec 2012 07:02:42 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d44fe26bb3f77d2f00001a
I do understand people. Let's review this.... SOME person...says something nasty to Tom after he posted a nice comment about his day & activities...and he slings it back at them.. And we think Tom is the rude one? Since when does a public figure, or anyone else out there have to tolerate verbal abuse!? What makes people so tough/brave to make nasty comments to other people they do not know from afar/behind a computer, but in real life? He'd be asking for tips and autographs!? WTH? I don't think Tom was rude... I think he has the right to speak his mind when someone attacks him! Ifff he had started it.. I'd think less of him...but, self defense? Come on... lighten up Francis... Tom has ever right to stick up for himself...seein' as how no one else is doing it..http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d385c0ecad044550000010Concerned CitizenThu, 20 Dec 2012 16:40:16 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d385c0ecad044550000010
Whatever you think Myspace is still far superior to FB
1. You can use it dating A/S/L/Race/Preferences etc
2. Name one successful musician, comedian, actor, director etc who isnt on Myspace music, comedy, film etc
3. Built in video upload like Youtube
4. Good SEO
5. Tom is nowhere near the douche Zucker is
6. It has ... CONTENT
content content CONTENT!
MS will be around for some time...http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d375cd69beddc308000002Jon SlomThu, 20 Dec 2012 15:32:13 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d375cd69beddc308000002
Sounds like a rich loser...http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d3718b69bedd617c000004yowzaThu, 20 Dec 2012 15:14:03 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d3718b69bedd617c000004
Yeah, you win. But you're still a douchehttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d369a1eab8ea224d00000dMillie CooperThu, 20 Dec 2012 14:40:17 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d369a1eab8ea224d00000d
Do you mean that honesty is overrated?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d363896bb3f72a73000013LizThu, 20 Dec 2012 14:14:17 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d363896bb3f72a73000013
Not really. His argument is more like "I made my money and you're probably a janitor somewhere so F**** off".
Some people create/run companies just to get rich. There's no shame in it. He seems to be one of those people and that's his right. Myspace doesn't *have* to be a good product. It's gone now and he got his money. Get over it already.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d362ed69bedd7e5900002aLizThu, 20 Dec 2012 14:11:41 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d362ed69bedd7e5900002a
I have to admit..that would be my response to some jackass on the web too. Regardless of how others feel about it, Tom has accomplished a lot for himself.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d362a4ecad041d0d000011LizThu, 20 Dec 2012 14:10:28 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d362a4ecad041d0d000011
Whatever. Go create your own Myspace then. You don't get to define what others consider success.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d36208ecad045e0a00001aLizThu, 20 Dec 2012 14:07:52 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d36208ecad045e0a00001a
Kind of a dick thing to say, but Tom definitely has a point.
Go Tom.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d35bf469beddc74800000bStan DalbokovThu, 20 Dec 2012 13:41:56 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d35bf469beddc74800000b
#owned
:Dhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d354906bb3f7055900001aazn aThu, 20 Dec 2012 13:10:24 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d354906bb3f7055900001a
That amount sounds about right. I also believe the sell price was below 580 million because they couldn't make certain marks set by NewsCorphttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d35380ecad04176f000006artful dodgerThu, 20 Dec 2012 13:05:52 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d35380ecad04176f000006
Guess that's why he didn't call it ModestySpacehttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d350526bb3f78d5200001aEBThu, 20 Dec 2012 12:52:18 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d350526bb3f78d5200001a
Tom sounds so very deserving of his hundreds of millions.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d34fa1eab8ea3016000004iamageniusThu, 20 Dec 2012 12:49:21 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d34fa1eab8ea3016000004
Atta boy, Tom. Way to be gracious after a fortuitous windfall. Now when some equally capricious misfortune visits you, people will respond not with sympathy but with, "axxhxxx deserved it".http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d34edbeab8ea9b0e000028Sorry, Tom.Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:46:03 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d34edbeab8ea9b0e000028
Tom's argument here is essentially, "I sold MySpace for a lot of money, so that means MySpace was a great product".
I don't think the first point proves the second.
I certainly give credit to Tom for making a lot of money on the sale but it still doesn't prove MySpace was a quality product. It's the BlackBerry of web sites.... a big deal for a moment, and then completely destroyed in the marketspace by competitors.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d34d3deab8eae60d000022factcheckerThu, 20 Dec 2012 12:39:09 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d34d3deab8eae60d000022
if making 580 million is considered a failure, where do i sign up?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d346ff6bb3f7eb3e000039ValleySwaggerThu, 20 Dec 2012 12:12:31 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d346ff6bb3f7eb3e000039
That's not what I heard. I heard it was closer to $5M post acquisition but this is second hand info from a former News Corp executive that I know well.
I'm not saying he didn't make a bunch of money. I just saying he wasn't the founder (fact) and he didn't make a lot on the acquisition. He made money from being an employee of News Corp and forcing Rupert to pay him a lot to stay with the company. This is what I've heard.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d346ceecad04f55400001cParadiseThu, 20 Dec 2012 12:11:42 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d346ceecad04f55400001c
Dear Tom,
May an allien bacteria infect your testicles.....................................Oh, I forgot. Guys like you don't have testicles.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d34622eab8ea297d00000eazn aThu, 20 Dec 2012 12:08:50 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d34622eab8ea297d00000e
He made about 20 million. Not bad.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d34539eab8ea557a00000eJustMEThu, 20 Dec 2012 12:04:57 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d34539eab8ea557a00000e
Classy it ain't
Winning, like Charlie Sheen said it or just winning in general?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d342b96bb3f7d13c000003ValleySwaggerThu, 20 Dec 2012 11:54:17 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d342b96bb3f7d13c000003
You guys are listening to a copy editor! He didn't build MySpace, read below:
Myspace was founded by a team of people from eUniversal. The project was overseen by Brad Greenspan, who managed Chris DeWolfe, Josh Berman, Tom Anderson, and as well as others. Tom, who is often mistakenly identified as the founder, was really only a copy editer who was really used as a public relations move.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d34103ecad048e4e00000csriksThu, 20 Dec 2012 11:46:59 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d34103ecad048e4e00000c
win or lose is relative, he is a winner coz he got boat load of money but when he look at his peers he is a total loser!!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d33e36eab8eaa56d000002ValleySwaggerThu, 20 Dec 2012 11:35:02 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d33e36eab8eaa56d000002
He wasn't a founder of MySpace and didn't own percentage points of the company when it was sold. He only made real money AFTER the acquisition.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d33e1969bedd667c00001fpervert enablerThu, 20 Dec 2012 11:34:33 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d33e1969bedd667c00001f
"I'm the guy who created a website for perverts to prey on adolescents! Now I'm rich. Yay me!"http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d33440eab8ea1054000011jet sedgwickThu, 20 Dec 2012 10:52:32 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d33440eab8ea1054000011
Good for Tom. who here wouldn't do the same?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d3324f69bedd2e60000013I disagreeThu, 20 Dec 2012 10:44:15 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d3324f69bedd2e60000013
I first thought so, too, but after reading the guy's venomous attack, you can see the response was fair. He obviously doesn't value professional succcess over personal goals as he is nowtravelling the world and enjoying life and probably having a lot of interesting adventure and experiences. No one ever lays on their death bed wishing, well you know the rest..........http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d3321b69bedd755a00001cStevexThu, 20 Dec 2012 10:43:23 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d3321b69bedd755a00001c
He sold it and cashed out. What have you done in the past 5 years?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d3317969bedd1560000007Meatbone9Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:40:41 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d3317969bedd1560000007
What it means is that his twitter follower said something rude to him so he was rude back.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d3315e69bedd5260000002kentogThu, 20 Dec 2012 10:40:14 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d3315e69bedd5260000002
Tom is not such a nice guy now, is he?
Good comeback!
He must have felt real good after that while sipping champagne on a yacht in the Mediterranean with some models.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d330de6bb3f7fa1b00000bGentleman TraderThu, 20 Dec 2012 10:38:06 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d330de6bb3f7fa1b00000b
you're an idiot. the myspace guys built a successful business and sold it at the proper time. they did right by themselves and their investors. job well done.
innovative and new markets often evolve quickly and inevitably there is roadkill, unfortunately this ultimately happened to myspace. but its undeniable that they pioneered a new and emerging market. what have you done that is even remotely noteworthy...perhaps have a nice BM this morning?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d3306decad04bc2b00002cWhatIt MeansThu, 20 Dec 2012 10:36:13 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d3306decad04bc2b00002c
What it reveals is the carnal and base nature of people, in that it appears the juiciest perk of being filthy rich is the bragging rights of being better than the peasants. Down deep in our souls, we want to feel superior, smarter, cooler, more important than the rest. Money is the instant cure for the even deeper sense of insignificance most people suffer from.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d32f0e6bb3f7ac17000007Joe CassandraThu, 20 Dec 2012 10:30:22 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d32f0e6bb3f7ac17000007
Maybe his intent was to build it up and sell it (like many startups), does that mean he failed...http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d32e3269bedd8154000007David MarqueeThu, 20 Dec 2012 10:26:42 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d32e3269bedd8154000007
Myspace Tom is sure rich alright but he has still failed.
If he values monetary success ahead of his professional success that sort of tells you all you need to know why Myspace went down the tubes.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d32e106bb3f74911000017David MarqueeThu, 20 Dec 2012 10:26:08 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d32e106bb3f74911000017
Myspace Tom is sure rich alright but he has still failed.
If he values monetary success ahead of his professional success that sort of tells you all you need to know why Myspace went down the tubes.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d32ca1ecad046e27000017breezyThu, 20 Dec 2012 10:20:01 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d32ca1ecad046e27000017
What a crass asshole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d3284969beddae43000014joe blackThu, 20 Dec 2012 10:01:29 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50d3284969beddae43000014
This guy is polite.